Type-carrier for type-casting machines.



J. S. BANCROFT & M. C. INDAHL.

TYPE CARRIER FOR TYPE CASTING MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 14, 1914.

1,149,174. Patented Aug. 10, 1915.

3 SHEETS-SHEET l.

J. S. BANCROFT & M. C INDAHL.

T YPE CARRIER FOR TYPE CASTING MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 14, I914.

Patented Aug. 10, 1915.

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TYPE CARRIER FOR TYPE CASTING MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 14, I914.

Patented Aug. 10, 1915.

3 SHEETSSHEET 3- JOHN SELLERS BANCROFT'ANID MAURITZ VANIA, ASSIGNOBS"TO 'LANSTON MONO o. INnhnL, or PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYL- T YPE'MAGHINE COMPANY, or PHILADEL;

PI-IIA, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION or VIRGINIA.

TYPE-CARRIER FOB TYPE-CASTING MACHINES.

To all 207mm it may concern of the present application will be described in its embodiment in aLans'ton monotype casting machine,,a good illustration, of which is found in United, States Letters Patent No. 625,998, croft, under date of May 3Q, 1899; I

Inasmuch as the construction of the ma chine'in its generalfeatures is Well under; stood and. may 'beqreadily ascertained by reference to the'aforesaid patent, it"has been deemed necessary to illustrateinthe present application only so much of the machine as; Will enable those skilled in the art to understand the construction and mode of operation of the type carrier forming the subject matter of this application.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1:

is a top plan vie'wof a portion of the machine in the immediate vicinity of the mold,

thisview corresponding to a partof Figl' 56 of the aforesaid patent with the'present invention embodied therein. Fig. 2 isa-perspective view-of thecomplete type: carrier removed from themachine Fig. 3 1sfa s1de' elevation. Fig.4 is a section taken horlzon tallyl through the type carrier. on g a 'linefin dicated at 4 -4 in Fig; 3, but withcertain ofjthefinternal parts in plan. Fig. dis, a section. in a vertical plane. longitudinally of the carrier," with .partsf'in elevation, this View also showing the fixed'inclinesi for opferating the typesupport lever; Fig '6 isa Fig.

or fixed cam'surfaces'for operating the sup perspective view of thec'lamping member and type support removed from the carrier. 7 is a perspective view of theincllnes port. "Figh8 is an elevation of the-same,

Specification of Letters iatent' lows :1

granted to Jr S. Ban- Patented Aug. is, 1915.

Application filed November 14, 1914.. Serial No. 872,219.

looking at theleft hand side of the structure as shown in Fig. 7 p e Like reference characters indicate the same parts in allthe figures. p r I i By reference to Fig. 1 certain of the sallent features'of the machine will be recognized, and for the purpose of easy identification in the drawings of the patent hereinbefore referred to,.theyare designated by reference numbers correspondingto the numbers of said patent as foland 2 "are the blocks forming the reference side Walls of the mold 3 is the cross blade 4:, i

the mold blade; 2 17. the link which connects the type carrierwith its 'actuating lever for operating the carrier and cross blocks; 259, 263, the blocks the ejector blade; 262 and which form the type channel into whichthe type is transferred from the carrier the ejector blade; and 275 indicates the line carrier arms for transferring assembled lines to the galley mechanism. c p

. The type carrier of the present invention is at] one end pivotallyconnected with the.

link 2l7and at'the opposite end is connected with the cross block 3 by'ahook-li'ke connection 248; M It is adapted to be reciprocated so as itotransfer atypeejected from the mold bythe mold blade into a position to he ej ected channel, and also to move vertically, whereby it may be brought up into'position to receive"the typefrom the mold, and as it retreats towardthe type channel to drop down below a level Where it might interfere with the die case and parts associated therewith, the combined horizontal reciprocatory and vvertical movements being efiectedby the, operatinglink 24:7 and inclined guide ,ways'in which the carrieritself' travels, all as 1860111111011111 the commercial machlnes, and as set forth in the patent before-referred to. I p v I In the operation of the machines, as heretofore constructed, difficulty has been experienced because of the liability of the movable parts. of the type carrier to become broken or injured as well as by reason of from the carrier into the type injury to the type transferred by the carrier, all due in a large'measure to the in ertia andfmomentum of the moving parts, for it'W ill be remembered parts of. the'type carrier travel a-t high that the moving speed hile in motion, and must be bronght to rest quickly at't'he extremes of their movements. r j In 'e eerdenee with the pr ent, inven ion and? contr ryio Whatmight be expected, the strength of the moving parts has been increasedin so far as their effec- 'duringfthe final portions of. their movel tive operation is concerned by reducing the r Weight, and the effect of inertia and momentum has been practically eliminated by causing the moving parts to be gradually accelerated during the initial part of their movement and gradually arrested merits, with acorre'sponding increase in: the speed of movement at intermediate po nts herebyjthe total time consumed in the hang d, an s h fi'ee mo ements is? ,O

l tijve positions of the: parts are. at the ex;

Re e in Particularly twigs ent" 7 11am,

' v ferredqfromthemold tothe type channelh tremesjof. the movement, the speed of opera t onojlifthe machine remains the same or a may be i'ncreasedQWithout injury that. thebody oi the type carrier by the f r nc umb r e spre t one end with a. slotted head 250 Merg n ember w ic er esn ds t tov say, it is .providedivith" 1 vv aill cr the slot in head o'iithe carrier.

or cl mpin ail yp h ei'be n tren V thejslioiildered projection or hea di andqan int he (lender:shoulder'l3 on the.)

la'te 11 ,T ivhereby thefclamping mem 7 pain 7 glemp m a r 0% the entry the type.

m n ting in a head or shoulderedlprojection Q'QndanfeXtended pin 1Q, all as shoWnin 'Ifig,i-6. It adapted'to be seated inthe of the. carrier behind a faceplate 1 1 c lt r ng- 12 v i mp es be ween.

emu-v held- RQYQQQQCL were the he terr e mm PQSitiOIl f e51 e e e {nnderstood jin the operations; of these; achinesf the type carrier advances \vell -1 Qseennmh r c nt m h ri eie H ffromf the mold; and when; inssnch '1 1611 the damn m m e i r c e '7 t theltensiongof its spring to permit In the machines nimb lwee re ed bii hei p reti nao 1& weenie he eon th a x i' p Ql'i I on the return movement with atyp'e in poaugurated and gradually arrested; andin '2 to 6, it

tsp din infa l' essen e e t la s tp the emrm m mbe'n 251 f th s d pu 11 1a, s6, which cooperategwith'the tending over the carrier into position 7 diiring the time the type causing the clamping member to,

hichfit is held in iplacefand gnided, ment will, owing to he actionnf he pm ,10 -1s adapted for tl'ierec n o i Qie' b headi e the ter er l AS is" a i d wrp d n t' lmev me trelatireitbith heretofore. constriicted the. Clamping? tion of the stop being snch that during the of the clamping member wasarrested, and

sitionj in. the slotted head,the contactiof the type with the clamping member inaugurated the'movement o-fthe clamping member in unison with the carrier. The movement of the. clamping member Was thereforefin unison with thetype carrier, and the inertia and momentum of the clamping member were overcome by contact with unyielding parts. 7 V

In accordance With thepresent: invention the difiicnlties incidentto' st ch constrlietion havebeen overcome b -providing a means whereby a difierential speed-of movement is. impartedto the clamping membeiyjin such ivise that its movement is gradnally in the preferredarrangement, illustrated in the drawings, this resnltis accomplished the employment of cam member, which 00 operatesvvithl efixed stoQandQ itha projecting portion of the clamping member.

reference to Fig. 5 vit wi l lv be seen a cam; .leverjli is pivotallvv lmo nnted in the, body oithe carrier and,projectsfupwardiy in. front of the head or enlargementg clamping; member. It is provided Witha curved; or cam facelfifor cooperation vvith' the straight face of theheadfg) and With-a; curved or cam face l6ior cooperation with a fi xed .,stop17. i-Thefixed stop l'7,may,conveniently 'b'e formed as a partfof a 511091 secured to theframe oftheinachinelat-one I side-of thec'arrier ith-ithe projection ex 51 .0 operate With-the cam lever 14 mi I tofand carrier ,is qat forward extreme-of its movementgith iehy,

relative rear-ward movement which 5 lever, be gradually inaugurated-T as,Ithe car:-- rier moves forwardly and @gradn ally; arrested thefcarrier-moved rearwardlyr Snell movement of the clamping inem ber is of lconrsje' .timedasheretofore toliclarnp: the 15" W pe i m d t y'efte thef erri r egins;

itsireverse movement f it s w me ce inere e mem 'yp'e. rrer h i hi we ploy ed; Ifo rgmamtamingv the type-infnprightf T P ition in' he o t ed b fe e 1 1 clampedby the clanriping memlfier; as h tofore constructed; asop'eng to some of v:

r 7 obj ectigns rete'rred to I connectionflwith clamping memher that to say-beoanse ofits -,weight andfthe fact that, it was; star-t ed 7 type carrier With a sudden:Qr-hilmmefilihe 1 a ti n .lbwas liable to e r ekee e ea s ee: I cessivevvearand no se. Intheipresenta1:-v

enee enlt he trim support ere: v

sponds to the support 255 01 the patent before referred to is formed by a spring blade 18, the extremity of which is preferably widened vertically of the carrier and made of considerable thickness by bending its end 19 reversely asshown in Fig. .6- The base of the blade is rigidly secured to the for wardly projecting end 20 of a slide 21. The slide 21. is provided with a guide'way, one

endwall 22 of which forms a shoulder for cooperation with an operating lever, as will be presently explained. @VVorlnng 1n the guideway formed by theyslide 211s .a block spring27 which by its expansiontends to; hold thelook23 toward the end Wall 22 of the slide andllservesxas a yielding member which .Willpermit the operating lever toadvance should the forwardmove'ment of the 1 type supportbe obstructed. f l i The operating leverlin the present instance is pivctally mounted. at,27 in ,a bean ing on theupper portion ofthe 'type earrier and isprovided with a, headed projection or arm 28' working betweenjthe shoulders onfthefblocle23 and slide. respectively, as

weil'illiistrated. in FigQS of the drawings.

The lever is provided jWliill" two outward] y curved or fiarlng arms 28 and29fpreferably located indifferent planes longitudinally of the carrier andadapted to cooperate with fixed cams or inclines .80, and, 81, ,respec: tively, which latterfareconveniently mount ed on a standard 32fastened to, the main frame of the machine, as by, screws The type support is guideddni ways formed in the body of the carrier and extends through between lugs' iieton the clamping inemberso as to occupy, when-advanced, a position whlch will lntercept and support of a type and is retracted or drawn out of operative pos tion When the type carrier is 111 position for the discharge of its type into the type channel, for it will be remembered a that the type enters the carrier on one side and is ejected from the carrier onthe opposite side by the forward movement ofthe ejector blade 259. The curvature of the arms 28 and 2-9 together with the conformation of the fixed cam surfaces 30 and 31,

are such that the movements of the type support with relation to the carrier are inaugurated and arrested gradually, thus eliminating, from these parts an-y'hammerlike action or shock incident to their, inertia or, momentum,

A. type carrier constructed as herein described,may be madewith itsworking parts much lighter than heretofore, and at the same; time ample strength and rigidity maintained toinsure a proper action Without wear. or injurious shock or strain. Inasmuch as the working parts are arrested and their movements inaugurated gradually With relation to the movement of the type carrier itself, the speed of operation may bevery materially augmented, which feature is an important one in connection with type castingmachines of the character to. which the inventionrelates, especially when such niachines embody means whereby the freezing.

of the type metal may be effected-Wither;-

treme rapidity or where the type bodies are of small dimension and the machine may as c,

uide by; which the carrier is guided in its diagonal movement into and outof position for receiving the type from the. type mold; The said-rib is shown in Figs, 2 and d atlio,

and its inclination is indicated in F igg; 5, by thedottedhne ll. ,j What we ClalHI'lSZ nation with amold and means for ejecting the type fromthe mold, of a ,reciprocatory type carrier for receiving and transferring the ejected type, a member for clamping the 7 type in the carrier and means for imparting a. different al speed of movement to the 1. In atype castingmachine, the combie.

clamping member whereby shock dueto in-.

ertia and momentum will be reduced.v

In a type. casting machine the combination with a mold and means for ejecting the, type from themold, of a reciprocatory,

;ype carrierfor receiving and transferring the ejected type, a type clamping, member mounted in the carrier, and means for imparting a differential speed of'movement-to, the, clamping member, whereby shocks due to inertia and momentum will be reduced.

in a type casting machine, thecombination with a mold and means forejecting the type from the mold, of a reciprocatory type carrier for receiving andtransferring the ejected type, a type clamping member slidably mounted in the carrier, and means for inaugurating and arresting the movements of the clamping member at a speed less than that of the carrier.

4.. In a type casting machine, the combinationwith a mold and means for ejecting the type from the mold, of a reciprocatory 1 the ejected type, spring-pressed type type canrier of receiving and transferring clamping member mounted in the 'ca rri'er and me'ztns: for retreating said clamp ng membenwith relationto the carrier and ate differentigtl speech 5. A type canrier'for type casting machines;v embodying a body having a type channel therein, one Wallof which forms a type clemping surface, acooperating clamp- 1ngmembermounted in the carrier and 'means "for' moving the clamping member itl1 're1ation to the carrier at a differential speed;-

f6. type-Carrier for-type casting machines embodying a'body havinga type Chan:

i V nel therein-, one Wall ofv'whieh forms a type "clamping surface a oooperatlng, clamping 3 memberfmovably mounted in the carrier,

and a; cam member- Cooperating with the i'clampingimmberimpart a chiferential' Q 'l nttherto;

' 7;A typeicarrieri fol" type testingmar 1 ohines embodying a body having at type eha'n'nel therein, onewall-of Which-forms a typeclamping-Surface, a cooperating clamp;

mg: member movahly inounted in the -e;ti 'rier end a pivoted member having a: cam; surfa'oe 'co5perating With the clamping mei'n bet: to; impart channel therein, one/Wall; of whioh foi ms a type olmmpingeurface, a coperating'olamp ing member movably 'monnted;. in jthej canbier; afcam member pi vota 11y"m0unted1on othe oanrl'er and ha vmge 'c'amsurface cooptim ez-ms,;patenma be obtained fer tgitihgWith the clamping memb'ernnd' a reveI SeIyaH' nged otun surface for coope'me tion with a fixed abutment whereby the 'cam "-memberwill be operated to impartia differentieul movement to the clamping J member 3: 1' wWithrespeet'to the carrier.

embodying e body having-ta; type 7 ohennel therein and-means for clamping the V type-i ane channel; anda type snpport-mov- 'eibly mou'nted -in theearr'ier with means for zt diifei ential movement" moving the-snppoitt with relation tothe carrierat a- Speed. which gradually increases and diminishes toward the extremes" of the movement,

10; A type carrier for type oastingmachines embodying 21- bed'y Portion having a type channel theieimand means for clampingthe type in the chtu nei and a type snjpport movzibl'y' mountedin-the carrier with .mean's' for moving the support with relation to th'egcar'iie at a speed which gradually or-eases and diminishes toward theextremes *of'tjhe movement, snh means embodying op positelfydiep'osedi inclines and a cooperating lever'memb'e'r. I

11. In aj-type bastingmachine, (the combireduoei, 4

a typesnpportimovable' with relationto the "carriernto andout' of position forslipport- I ing the type Whilebeing clamped; an oper- V ati'ng lever for said snpport'ha vingdivering fmaohine',; the combi nation; with a zmoldg and meant-' for ejecting; thetype; 'frqmythe mold, of'a, i'e'cipiooetorylf r ra rr n'g 1- i; theejeoted type," I eans='fo1i"c1e;mping*the v 'type-inftheoa rri'ei: While.being triineferi'ed, i

which sei'd arni eofo'pereteiorl gl adually inaugurttt'ing andarresting the movements of the support with rel'ation to the CaJI'I'iBI r1111 tihg'fthemovementsof the letter.

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